Nancy

Nancy - A very unique female name

Nancy, meaning grace, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #108.
In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Nancy and more.

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The baby girl name Nancy was given to
395 baby girls in 2012, ranking #645 on the national girl baby name top chart.

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With that position 1 in 3,578 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name
according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Nancy peaked in popularity 69 years ago in 1950 on position 6.

Famous with this name

Nancy Olson

Nancy Everhard

Nancy Travis

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Nancy is currently topping the charts in...

Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states?
Nancy is currently topping the baby name charts in Pennsylvania at position #403 - and is the least popular in
Michigan at position #1,347.

Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific
charts below and find out how popular or unique Nancy is where you live.

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Nancy origin and meaning

Nancy is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. This name means grace. To see famous people named Nancy, pop culture references for the name Nancy and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.

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Name statistics

Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.

With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.

Chart position per year (visualized)

Chart position per state (visualized)

Chart position per year (table view)

Year

Rank

2012

645

2011

555

2010

522

2009

469

2008

379

2007

364

2006

328

2005

317

2004

288

2003

268

2002

230

2001

227

2000

229

1999

225

1998

208

1997

198

1996

172

1995

161

1994

147

1993

155

1992

143

1991

126

1990

131

1989

129

1988

121

1987

126

1986

117

1985

109

1984

114

1983

114

1982

106

1981

101

1980

111

1979

107

1978

97

1977

89

1976

87

1975

82

1974

78

1973

77

1972

63

1971

52

1970

50

1969

45

1968

39

1967

37

1966

33

1965

32

1964

26

1963

23

1962

19

1961

16

1960

15

1959

14

1958

12

1957

11

1956

11

1955

9

1954

9

1953

8

1952

7

1951

7

1950

6

1949

7

1948

7

1947

7

1946

7

1945

7

1944

7

1943

9

1942

8

1941

8

1940

7

1939

7

1938

7

1937

7

1936

8

1935

9

1934

10

1933

11

1932

13

1931

17

1930

24

1929

32

1928

43

1927

56

1926

57

1925

60

1924

68

1923

75

1922

79

1921

87

1920

95

1919

100

1918

102

1917

99

1916

102

1915

102

1914

101

1913

102

1912

109

1911

111

1910

108

Chart position per state (table view)

State

Rank

Pennsylvania

403

California

417

Texas

524

Alabama

529

Maryland

563

Kentucky

566

Tennessee

597

Washington

624

Colorado

625

New York

654

Illinois

657

Massachusetts

671

Oregon

680

Utah

737

North Carolina

745

Florida

828

Arizona

857

Indiana

857

Georgia

863

Wisconsin

894

New Jersey

961

Virginia

973

Missouri

1059

Ohio

1075

Michigan

1347

Even more about Nancy

These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.

Is Nancy a common or unique name?

By analyzing the number of births and frequency of this name we've determined that it's currently a very unique female name.

What is the number of syllables for the name Nancy?

2 syllables. Why is this important?
One of the things that makes a baby name sound good and have a nice rythm
is the number of syllables - and especially the number of syllables along with the syllable count for your last name. A simple
rule is to avoid having the same number of syllables in your first, middle and last name.

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